Nigel Francis's chess openings
CMDMAFIDE 176937 games
Nigel Francis, Candidate Master, has 37 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nigel Francis most often opens with 1.e4 (81% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White21 games · +8 =2 −11 · 43%
As Black16 games · +3 =3 −10 · 28%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening81%17 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening19%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game33%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...e6 French Defense17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game67%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 g6
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